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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of "Tribe," Lalami states that white people tend to be uncomfortable discussing what subject?
(a) Politics.
(b) Race.
(c) Sex.
(d) Gender.

2. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?
(a) White.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Asian.
(d) Black.

3. According to Lalami, the following is a definition of what: “a system that gives members of the dominant group both immediate and generational benefits that are not accessible to members of non-dominant groups” (99).
(a) The United States Government.
(b) Racism.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Prejudice.

4. In "Tribe," what does Lalami say about the way non-white people are often treated in public spaces, particularly those "characterized as elite" (107)?
(a) They are monitored.
(b) They are virtually invisible.
(c) They are treated as ordinary.
(d) They are praised.

5. What are some things about gender roles that Lalami says she learned in school?
(a) Women and men were considered equal at that time.
(b) Women should dress modestly and submit to their husbands.
(c) Women should be rulers of their home.
(d) Women should manage finances and take care of the children.

6. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the opioid epidemic?
(a) Urban white communities.
(b) Black communities.
(c) Muslim communities.
(d) Rural white communities.

7. Which Amendment, passed in 1868, gave Blacks citizenship status?
(a) The 14th Amendment.
(b) The 4th Amendment.
(c) The 1st Amendment.
(d) The 5th Amendment.

8. How does Lalami say her editor responded when a famous columnist asked her to sit on his lap?
(a) He told Lalami she should do what she is told.
(b) He fired the columnist.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He told the columnist to be respectul.

9. How much was Lalami's first apartment in Los Angeles, which she describes at the start of "Caste"?
(a) $950/month.
(b) $450/month.
(c) $2500/month.
(d) $150/month.

10. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
(c) Elizabeth Warren.
(d) Kamal Harris.

11. Lalami begins the chapter "Tribe" with a conversation she had with her daughter while reading what book?
(a) The Boxcar Children.
(b) Where the Wild Things Are.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) The Black Stallion.

12. What is a question Lalami says is often asked when women accuse a man of sexual assault years after it is said to have occurred?
(a) Why did they not say something sooner?
(b) Why would she try to damage his reputation after so many years?
(c) What did she do to encourage it?
(d) Has she thought of how this might impact his family?

13. According to the beginning of "Do Not Despair This Country," who claimed "all men are created equal" (160)?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

14. In what year was citizenship extended to Native Americans?
(a) 2014.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1724.

15. What does Lalami write happened to Blasey Ford after she came forward?
(a) Her husband left her.
(b) She was fired.
(c) She began receiving death threats.
(d) Her friends shunned her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lalami required to do at home as an adolescent which her brother was not?

2. What two adjectives does Lalami use to describe the "fiction" (112) of race?

3. At what age does Lalami say she began to experience harassment in Morocco?

4. How old was Lalami's daughter when they moved to Casablanca where she could learn to speak Arab?

5. What other Supreme Court nominee does Lalami cite for having been sworn in after being accused of sexual harassment?

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